Black Flag 22-1 took place at Nellis Air Force Base from May 9-13 and one of the key objectives of this exercise was to automate long-range kill-chains.
Another focus of the exercise was also to ensure that the technologies supporting them were operationally ready. One of those technology platforms was a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A airborne early warning aircraft, an airframe that the U.S. Air Force recently selected to replace the E-3.
During this exercise, another important capability was demonstrated for the first time. A Sport Utility Vehicle was modified with Commercial and Government “off the shelf” (COTS/GOTS) technology to become a Tactical Command and Control (C2) element. Historically, tactical C2 capabilities have been stationary due to the difficulty in transporting the old cumbersome technology that has been in use for the past 20 years.
To demonstrate the flexible and rapid mobility of this Tactical C2 element was airlift using a USMC KC-130 to a dry lake bed to replicate deployment and extraction from austere environments.
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